Chapter 814 The second fire

Chapter 814 The second fire

Chapter 814 The First Fire
"Did I disturb you?" Benitez looked at Rong Guang who was puzzled, and said in English.

Rong Guang shook his head: "No. What's the matter, boss?"

"I noticed you were practicing free kicks?"

"En." Rong Guang nodded.

"Let me guess what you practice free kicks for... because the opponent is always fouling you, so you hope you have a way to score goals when you are fouled, don't you?" Benitez pretended to think, and then said.

Rong Guang nodded: "Yes, that's right."

"It's really hard work. The team's recent performance is not good, and you are under a lot of pressure, right?" Benitez said.

But he didn't wait for Rong Guang's answer and continued directly: "But to be honest, I don't think you need to bear such a lot of pressure."

Rong Guang was a little surprised, he didn't quite understand what the new head coach was talking about.

"Do you think there are saviors and supermen in this world, Rong?" Benitez was still puzzled when he saw Rong Guang, and asked again.

"What exactly do you want to say, boss?" Rong Guang asked, spreading his hands.

"There is no superman in this world, and there is no savior. So you alone cannot save Manchester City." Benitez said to Rong Guang with a serious expression.

Rong Guang was a little surprised, he didn't expect Benitez to say such a thing.

"I've noticed that you've been a little...overly nervous these days. Is it the team's performance that made you so? But you don't have to. Manchester City is a team, a whole, and the outcome is the responsibility of the whole, not a single player. Even if you earn 30 pounds a month and are worth over [-] million, it's not your responsibility alone. If you try to put the team on your shoulders and sprint, it is absolutely impossible to win against Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal, because they are all a whole, a team, not you alone. defeated."

Benitez began a tirade, and Rong Guang was completely speechless and dumbfounded by what he said.

Rong Guang never expected that someone would come to tell him these things, and he said it so...directly, without leaving any sympathy for himself.

It stands to reason that he has such a sense of responsibility and works so hard, as the head coach of the team, shouldn't he be grateful?Shouldn't you be praising yourself for your performance?

Mark Hughes just really hopes that he can lead the team on the right track alone.

He wished he could carry the entire Manchester City team on his shoulders.

But now, why does the new coach say that?

Benitez looked at Rong Guang who was stunned and completely dumbfounded by what he said. Seeing his expression, he knew that no one had said these words to Rong Guang before.He always thought he was doing the right thing...

In fact, after deciding to take over Manchester City, Benitez has studied Manchester City. Many people are discussing that Manchester City's tactical chaos is the main reason for Manchester City's poor performance. Some people attribute this to Mark Hughes' incompetence.

But no one seems to have ever spoken of Rong Guang's responsibility.

Rongguang worked hard every game, was very active, and scored goals desperately, hoping to help the team win.

So everyone said that Rong Guang played with a positive attitude and was the most normal player in Manchester City. Almost everyone in the Manchester City team has been criticized, but no one has ever criticized Rong Guang's performance.If someone dares to doubt that Rongguang's performance is not worthy of his worth and annual salary, he must be prepared to face a tsunami of saliva...

It seems that Rongguang is absolutely right to work hard for Manchester City. Even if he has not scored in several consecutive games, as long as he shows positive efforts, it is right and must not be questioned.

The current situation of Manchester City has nothing to do with Rongguang. Everyone should be responsible, but Rongguang should not be blamed.

But Benitez has a different opinion.

Does Manchester City's today really have nothing to do with glory?
Shouldn't Rongguang be responsible for the team's performance?
Benitez doesn't think so.

So after deciding to coach Manchester City, the first step in Benitez's plan to improve Manchester City's performance is related to glory.As the saying goes, there are three fires for a new official to take office, and his first one will be burned on Rong Guang's head...

Before the first game, he didn't do anything but observe, and everything was business as usual. He wanted to take a closer look at the relationship between Rongguang and the team, and confirm the conclusion he had drawn before.

The end result was not what he expected.

Now he decided to start implementing his plan.

So he no longer just watched Rong Guang retrain on the sidelines of the training ground, but came up to have a talk with him.

So what is the problem with glory?
He seems to train hard and play actively. He is also the player with the most goals in the Manchester City team. So far, he has scored 29 goals in the league, while Manchester City's entire team has only scored [-] goals. Rong Guang's personal goals have already exceeded half of the team's goals.

He worked so hard and did his best, what does the team's failure have to do with him?
How could such a person possibly go wrong?
"You look very hardworking and positive. You can't wait to solve all the problems and help the team win by yourself. If the rules of football games don't limit the minimum number of players, I bet you would rather play alone..."

Benitez continued, Rong Guang finally recovered from his daze, and he retorted angrily: "Nonsense!"

I work so hard to consider for the team, how come it comes out of his mouth like a selfish villain?
"Isn't it?" Benitez spread his hands. "Isn't it because of this mentality that you practice your free kicks so hard? You wish you could do everything for a team by yourself. Your teammates just need to come up and celebrate with you after you score."

"I just want to be stronger!" Rong Guang was very annoyed, what's going on with this new head coach?Did he come here specifically to find trouble with him? "Is this wrong?"

"It's certainly right to make yourself stronger." Facing Rong Guang's anger, Benitez looked very calm. He didn't even change his expression, and he always had a dead face. "So I didn't say that you shouldn't practice free kicks. If you want to be the top player in the world, you must be all-round and not allow yourself to have shortcomings. But this is different from your attitude towards the game. I have a statistic here, and I want to tell you about it - you scored [-] goals in [-] rounds of the league, ranking first in the league's scorer list, but at the same time you only had one assist... You pass very few threatening balls to your teammates. Especially as the league progresses, you are increasingly relying on your own strength, Berbatov and Luo Binho looked like two expensive high-priced baubles. When people criticize the two of them for not playing well, it misses the fact that you never assist them to score."

"You..." Rong Guang still wanted to refute something, but after he thought about it carefully, it was indeed the case. As his regular partners, Berbatov and Robinho almost started every game, but he never assisted them in scoring...

Numbers, while boring, are the most convincing.

Rong Guang was a little speechless in front of the numbers.

"The media has been discussing the reasons for Manchester City's poor performance all day long, but do you want to know what the real reason is?" Benitez continued.

Rong Guang looked at him and said nothing.

"It's you, Rong." Benitez said, pointing at him.

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"Did Rong go to the training ground to train in advance?" In the locker room, the Manchester City players who came one after another changed their clothes and chatted.The team's poor performance will not affect the mood of the players for a long time. Life will always pass, and the sun will rise as usual, so they can live as they usually do. At most, they will be a little disappointed and miserable on the night they just lost the game, but they will have nothing when they wake up.

"Is there any other possibility?" Someone replied.

"He really worked hard enough, but... so much hard work can't make the team's performance better..."

"Rong can't do it, so we can't do it, right?"

The atmosphere suddenly became a little dull.

Rong Guang's performance is already against the sky, but if even he can't lead the team out of the quagmire, then how can they?
Thinking of this, everyone felt very hopeless.

Maybe it's really not our responsibility?
This is not a problem that we can solve at all!

Thinking of this, the anxiety of the Manchester City players has reduced a lot.

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"It's me?" Rong Guang faced Benitez's pointing hand and smiled angrily—he now thinks that Benitez must be crazy, or he just came here to find fault with him!

"How could it be me? I scored fifteen goals by myself. Is it my fault that the team ranked No.15?"

"Yes, it's your fault." Benitez nodded.

"Why?" Rong Guang didn't know what to say, he asked directly. "I behaved well, but I was wrong?"

"Because you performed so well, the team has a mentality of relying on you, Rong. Everyone thinks that as long as you have an outstanding performance, it will be fine. On the contrary, the players are unwilling to work hard in the game. When the team encounters difficulties, what they think about is not how to solve the difficulties, but to stand on the sidelines and watch how you solve the problems."

Benitez said in a blunt tone.

"As I said before, football is a collective project, and you can't do everything alone. Your outstanding performance makes your teammates lazy, which is harmful to the team. So even if you don't have such a willingness subjectively, objectively speaking, this is caused by you."

Rong Guang was dumbfounded again, he was stunned by Benitez's logic.

"So what you need to do now is to let go of Manchester City that was carried on your shoulders. If you want the team to win, then you must rely on the strength of your teammates. You must learn to trust them and let them contribute to the team, not just take the pursuit of victory as your own business. In a sense, what you do is actually an insult to your teammates. Don't think that they are children who need your care. They are a group of fighters, but they are just a little confused now."

"If you want to be a leader and lead the team to victory, don't just rely on your goals in the game, but should be good at motivating the ability and fighting spirit of your teammates. That is the core of the team I want."

After speaking, Benitez turned and left the training ground.

"You continue training, I won't disturb you anymore."

He waved.

But Rong Guang didn't respond to his words, and didn't continue training. After listening to his words, Rong Guang stood on the training ground and remained silent.

The cold wind blew past him, and he didn't even notice it...

(End of this chapter)